In the main hall of the temporary palace, there were many civil and military officials standing. When Zhang Xianzhong entered the main hall, everyone lowered their heads. The scouts had just received news that a team was marching in the direction of Huangzhou Fucheng. They should be coming to attack Huangzhou.

When Zhang Xianzhong received the news from the army in the capital city of Huangzhou, this army was already less than fifty miles away from the capital city of Huangzhou.

Where did an army suddenly appear? Did Zheng Chenggong make a desperate move and divide his troops to attack Huangzhou Fucheng? Zhang Xianzhong's arrival in Huangzhou Fucheng was kept strictly confidential. Not many people knew about it, and the civil and military personnel who followed Zhang Xianzhong to Huangzhou Fucheng were kept secret.

All the officials are in the temporary camp, and no one is allowed to leave without permission. This shows that the news of Zhang Xianzhong's arrival in Huangzhou Fucheng cannot be leaked.

After learning the news, Zhang Xianzhong was naturally extremely angry. Several of the scouts who stayed behind were killed because they failed to detect the news in time. Of course, the angry Zhang Xianzhong was still conscious, and he immediately dispatched the most elite troops.

The palace guards went to Luotian County to investigate and obtain accurate information.

"Everyone, you all know the situation. Please tell me how I should respond..."

Zhang Xianzhong suppressed his anger and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you evacuate Huangzhou City immediately and go to Wuchang City..."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly and did not speak immediately.

There were originally more than 10,000 Daxi Army sergeants left in Huangzhou Fucheng. After Li Dingguo went to Shaoguan to command the battle, Zhang Xianzhong transferred all 20,000 Daxi Army sergeants stationed in Wuchang Fucheng to Huangzhou Fucheng. These 20,000 sergeants were the largest number of Daxi Army soldiers.

Elite sergeants followed Zhang Xianzhong from Chengdu to Huguang.

There are nearly 35,000 Daxi Army sergeants stationed in Huangzhou Fucheng, and the city walls of Huangzhou Fucheng have been reinforced again and are already indestructible. Zhang Xianzhong has experienced hundreds of battles and countless hardships, so he naturally knows how to ensure his own safety.

importance.

It was impossible to evacuate Huangzhou Fucheng rashly. Zhang Xianzhong was stationed in Huangzhou Fucheng and commanded the battle to annihilate the armies of Zheng Chenggong and Gao Jie. The sergeants of the Daxi Army concentrated around Huangzhou Fucheng and Shaoguan, with a total strength of 300,000.

This is the force Zhang Xianzhong mobilized only after he made up his mind, and he will never give up.

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong's expression of confusion, a military general came out and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that 50,000 soldiers be dispatched from Qizhou to rush to Huangzhou Fucheng, attack from both inside and outside, defeat and destroy the enemy troops who attack Huangzhou Fucheng..."

When encountering a battle, civil servants and military generals must have different understandings. Civil servants mostly recommend evacuation to ensure safety, while military commanders hope to take the initiative and defeat their opponents.

Zhang Xianzhong was naturally inclined to the general's advice.

After snorting softly, Zhang Xianzhong finally spoke.

"The enemy troops who attacked our city in Huangzhou did not know how many there were, what their combat effectiveness was, and where they came from. All of this was not clear before they evacuated the city in a hurry. Is it possible that some of you want to let me

Destroy the Daxi Kingdom? There are 300,000 sergeants of the Daxi Army gathered around Huangzhou City and Shaoguan. Do you want me to give up these 300,000 sergeants..."

Zhang Xianzhong's gloomy words made everyone bow their heads again.

"Okay, I won't say any more. There are more than 30,000 sergeants in Huangzhou City. The city is strong. It is not that easy to capture it. I will stick to Huangzhou City and attract the enemy to attack. Zhongshuguan, please come immediately.

The purpose was to completely defeat Zheng Chenggong within two days when attacking Zheng Chenggong's army. If Zheng Chenggong fled to Jiujiang, Jiangxi, there was no need to chase him. He could quickly return to Huangzhou Fucheng, attack from both inside and outside, and completely annihilate the enemy troops who defeated Huangzhou Fucheng.

..”

"I suspect that this army was probably sent by Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong divided his troops into two groups. One of them wanted to hold back my 150,000-strong army, and the other group took a detour to attack Huangzhou City in an attempt to completely defeat me.

Daxi Army..."

"The 30,000 sergeants led by Zheng Zhibao have been completely defeated by the vanguard of our Great Western Army, with the loss of more than 20,000 people. I think Zheng Chenggong must be frustrated and angry after learning the news. He hopes to quickly capture Huangzhou Fucheng to avenge his humiliation. So I will

Give him a chance to attack Huangzhou Fucheng..."

Zhang Xianzhong made a decision, and no one dared to refute it. Everyone knew that Zhang Xianzhong had a very bad temper and was very likely to kill someone with a knife if he disagreed. In fact, the scouts had already detected the news, and the army led by Zheng Chenggong was already heading towards Jiujiang.

If you evacuate quickly, it is impossible to kill a single enemy, and then take a detour to attack Huangzhou Fucheng in a large scale.

Why Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe the news detected by the scouts was unknown to everyone.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Xianzhong snorted again.

"Why, no one refutes me, no one doubts that my decision is wrong..."

The general who spoke earlier immediately clasped his fists and spoke.

"The emperor is wise, and I am convinced that I am willing to lead the sergeants of the Great Western Army to defend Huangzhou Fucheng and completely wipe out Zheng Chenggong who came to invade Huangzhou Fucheng..."

Zhang Xianzhong's face finally showed a smile.

In fact, his analysis was very reluctant. The scouts detected that Zheng Chenggong had led his army to quickly retreat to Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province. Zheng Zhibao led the army to block the 20,000 sergeants in the vanguard of the Daxi Army, just to allow Zheng Chenggong to evacuate faster and safer. Under such circumstances

, it is unlikely that Zheng Chenggong would lead a large army to raid the capital of Huangzhou.

But Zhang Xianzhong couldn't figure out where the army suddenly appeared from. Could it be that this army fell from the sky?

Zhang Xianzhong also thought about the Denglai New Army stationed in South Zhili, but the scouts had been paying attention to the Denglai New Army stationed in South Zhili and found no movement. Besides, if he puts himself in his shoes, if the Longwu court sends a large army to attack Huguang

, the Daxi Imperial Court and the Longwu Imperial Court were fighting each other. The Dawu Imperial Court and the Denglai New Army stationed in South Zhili would definitely not take action. It would be great to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so why bother to get involved at this time.

In his heart, Zhang Xianzhong did not want to believe that the Wu court was also involved, because Denglai's new army was too powerful.

"Report to your Majesty, urgent military information from Shaoguan..."

Many civil and military ministers had not dispersed and were still standing in the main hall. This harsh sound made everyone couldn't help but look back. A palace guard holding a letter quickly entered the main hall.

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly and looked at the palace guards with sharp eyes.

The palace guard fell to his knees on the ground, raising the letter in his hands with both hands.

Before the Secretary of State could take a step forward, Zhang Xianzhong walked over and picked up the letter.

Zhang Xianzhong did not know much about literacy, and sometimes he could not fully understand the memorials given by the civil and military ministers of the DPRK. Most of the time, the secretary read the memorials, and then Zhang Xianzhong made the decision directly.

After opening the letter, Zhang Xianzhong hesitated slightly and handed it to Zhong Shuguan, who was standing hunched over behind him.

"Since this is an urgent military situation from Shaoguan, just read it and let everyone know..."

The secretary carefully took the letter, opened it, and began to read...

"boom..."

Zhang Xianzhong's face turned livid, and he hit the imperial court with his fist. Many civil and military ministers' expressions changed suddenly, and several of their bodies trembled slightly.

"I see, that's it. I still can't figure out why a large army is approaching Huangzhou Fucheng..."

The urgent military information reported in the letter was that the vanguard led by Li Dingguo suffered a disastrous defeat and Li Dingguo himself was captured. Eighty thousand people in the Chinese army were fighting fiercely with Gao Jie's army, trying to defeat Gao Jie's army, recapture Li Dingguo, and obtain

Victory in battle.

"Hmph, Dingguo has disappointed me so much. How could you be so careless and lead 20,000 vanguard troops to attack the 50,000 troops under Gao Jie? It's so careless. The deployment I have worked so hard to make will most likely fall short.

..”

Zhang Xianzhong clenched his fists and his eyes wanted to spit out fire.

At this time, no one dared to speak. If Zhang Xianzhong was accidentally offended, his head would not be saved.

Li Dingguo was defeated and captured alive. This news was a huge blow. Everyone was a little confused. After all, there were 100,000 sergeants of the Western Army going to Shaoguan to fight. Gao Jie had only 50,000 sergeants under his command. Victory in the battle was certain. Could it be?

Because Li Dingguo underestimated the enemy too much and led the leading troops to advance rashly, leading to failure.

The hall fell into silence.

After more than a minute, Zhang Xianzhong spoke.

"Zheng Chenggong must have known about the defeat of Dingguo. No wonder a large army suddenly attacked Huangzhou Fucheng. Zheng Chenggong must have known that I was in Huangzhou Fucheng, so he tried his best to attack Huangzhou Fucheng. If Huangzhou was captured

If Fucheng gets my head, won't the Longwu Court be able to control the entire south..."

Zhang Xianzhong's tone seemed to be frozen, becoming more and more sinister.

"Huh, Longwu Court, Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian, even your little court who is so drunk and dreaming wants to compete with me. In my dreams, I must go to Fujian and destroy your Longwu Court..."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the general who spoke earlier.

The general stepped forward bravely, clasped his fists and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think that I can dispatch the army from Qizhou to support Huangzhou City, attack from inside and outside, completely annihilate and defeat Zheng Chenggong, and destroy the Longwu court..."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded.

"Okay, this is a good suggestion. I'm sure. I changed my order just now and ordered the 150,000 troops who were attacking Qizhou to quickly return to support Huangzhou Fucheng. I told them not to alarm Zheng Chenggong and wait until Zheng Chenggong launched a counterattack.

After the attack on Huangzhou Fucheng, they surrounded Zheng Chenggong again. This time, Zheng Chenggong must not be allowed to escape..."

The hall became quiet again, and Zhang Xianzhong's expression gradually softened. After many civil and military ministers dispersed, a palace guard came to Zhang Xianzhong's side.
Chapter completed!